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13 Roses / Thirteen Roses / Las Trece Rosas

"Las Trece Rosas" (the Thirteen Roses) is the name given in Spain to a group of thirteen young women who were executed by a Francoist firing squad just after the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War. Their execution was part of a massive execution campaign known as the "saca de agosto", which included 43 young men (among them a fourteen-year-old).The thirteen victims were: Carmen Barrero Aguado (age 24), Martina Barroso García (age 22), Blanca Brissac Vázquez (age 29), Pilar Bueno Ibáñez (age 27), Julia Conesa Conesa (age 19), Adelina García Casillas (age 19), Elena Gil Olaya (age 20), Virtudes González García (age 18), Ana López Gallego (age 21), Joaquina López Laffite (age 23), Dionisia Manzanero Salas (age 20), Victoria Muñoz García (age 19), and Luisa Rodríguez de la Fuente (age 18). Seven of the women were under age - in Francoist Spain the age of majority was 21.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Trece_Rosas

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Carmen Barrero Aguado Flowers have been left.

1921 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Martina Barroso García Flowers have been left.

30 Jan 1917 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Blanca Brisac Vázquez Flowers have been left.

1910 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Pilar Bueno Ibáñez Flowers have been left.

1912 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Julia Conesa Conesa Flowers have been left.

25 May 1919 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Avelina García Casillas Flowers have been left.

1920 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Elena Gil Olaya Flowers have been left.

1919 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Virtudes González García Flowers have been left.

12 Aug 1924 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Ana “Anita” López Gallego Flowers have been left.

26 Feb 1918 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Joaquina López Laffite Flowers have been left.

1916 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Dionisia Manzanero Salas Flowers have been left.

1919 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Victoria Muñoz García Flowers have been left.

1921 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Luisa Rodríguez de la Fuente Flowers have been left.

1921 – 5 Aug 1939

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Antonia Torre Yela Flowers have been left.

1922 – 19 Feb 1940

Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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